Galatians 4:6
And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
Galatians 4:6 in other translations
| BSB | And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” |
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| WEB | And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!” |
| ASV | And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father. |
| YLT | and because ye are sons, God did send forth the spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, ‘Abba, Father!' |
| DARBY | But because ye are sons,God has sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father. |
| BBE | And because you are sons, God has sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, saying, Abba, Father. |
| Webster | And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. |
What does Galatians 4:6 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Galatians 4:1-7
Ga 4:1-31. The Same Subject Continued: Illustration of Our Subjection to the Law Only till Christ Came, from the Subjection of an Heir to His Guardian till He Is of Age. Peter's Good Will to the Galatians Should Lead Them to the Same Good Will to Him as They Had at First Shown. Their Desire to Be under the Law Shown by the Allegory of Isaac and Ishmael to Be Inconsistent with Their Gospel Liberty. 1-7. The fact of…
Barnes' Notes
The Spirit of his Son. The spirit of the Lord Jesus; the spirit which animated him, or which he evinced. The idea is, that as the Lord Jesus was enabled to approach God with the language of endearment and love, so they would be. He, being the true and exalted Son of God, had the spirit appropriate to such a relation; they being adopted, and made like him, have the same spirit. The "spirit" here referred to does not mean, as I suppose, the Holy Spirit as such; nor the miraculous endowments of the Holy Spirit, but the spirit which made them like the Lord Jesus; the spirit by which they were enabled to approach God as his children, and use the reverent, and tender, and affectionate language of a child addressing a father. It is that language used by Christians when they have evidence of adoption; the expression of the warm, and elevated, and glowing emotions which they have when they can approach God as their God, and address him as their Father.
Crying. That is, the spirit thus cries, πυευμακραζον. Comp. Rom 8:26, Rom 8:27. In Rom 8:15, it is, "wherewith we cry."
Abba, Father. Rom 8:15. It is said in the Babylonian Gemara, a Jewish work, that it was not permitted slaves to use the title of Abba in addressing the master of the family to which they belonged. If so, then the language which Christians are here represented as using is the language of freemen, and denotes that they are not under the servitude, of sin.
(a) "Spirit of his Son" Rom 8:15,17
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Galatians 4:1-7
The apostle deals plainly with those who urged the law of Moses together with the gospel of Christ, and endeavoured to bring believers under its bondage. They could not fully understand the meaning of the law as given by Moses. And as that was a dispensation of darkness, so of bondage; they were tied to many burdensome rites and observances, by which they were taught and kept subject like a child under tutors and…
Galatians 4:6 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Galatians 4:6
- Romans 8:15-17
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
- Romans 5:5
And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
- Romans 8:9
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
- 2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
- Ephesians 2:18
For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
- Philippians 1:19
For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
- Ephesians 4:30
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
- Jude 1:20
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
- John 15:26
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
- John 16:7
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
- Luke 11:13
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
- John 14:16
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lu 11:13; Joh 7:39; 14:16; Ro 5:5; 8:15-17; 2Co 1:22; Eph 1:13; 4:30
the Spirit.
Joh 3:34; 15:26; 16:7; Ro 5:5; 8:9,15; 1Co 15:45; Php 1:19; 1Pe 1:11
Re 19:10
crying.
Isa 44:3-5; Jer 3:4,19; Mt 6:6-9; Lu 11:2; Ro 8:26,27; Eph 2:18
Eph 6:18; Heb 4:14-16; Jude 1:20
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Context
- Galatians 4:5
To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
- Galatians 4:6
And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
- Galatians 4:7
Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Galatians 4:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y por cuanto sois hijos, Dios envió el Espíritu de su Hijo en vuestros corazones, el cual clama: Abba, Padre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et, parce que vous êtes fils, Dieu a envoyé l’Esprit de son Fils dans nos cœurs, criant: Abba, Père: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Weil ihr aber Söhne seid, so hat Gott den Geist seines Sohnes in unsere Herzen gesandt, der da ruft: Abba, Vater! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quoniam autem estis filii, misit Deus Spiritum Filii sui in corda vestra, clamantem: Abba, Pater. |